Ypsilanti police parked in the N. Adams parking lot while wrapping up an investigation for a body found near the AATA Transit Center this afternoon. An overdose is suspected and an autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Ypsilanti police suspect natural causes

By Christine Laughren
Jan. 31, 2010 · 5:26 p.m.

Updated Sunday, Jan. 31 7:24 p.m.

A City of Ypsilanti resident was found deceased at approximately 2 p.m. today in the parking lot near the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's Ypsilanti Transit Center on Pearl Street.

Evidence suggests the 52-year-old female may have overdosed according to a media release from the Ypsilanti Police Departmenrt. The body was discovered in the driver's seat of a car near the transit center.

According to Ypsilanti police Sgt. Kevin Dorsey the victim was found "slumped over the steering wheel."

Immediate family members have been notified.

An investigation is still underway and an autopsy is scheduled at University of Michigan Hospital Monday.

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